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So, will the Wi-Fi connectivity be compliant with at least 802.11g (or higher) and/or support WPA, or will it only be 802.11b and WEP, like on the original and lite versions? -- Geopgeop ( T) 09:24, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Finally, huh? Since one complaint was the NDS and DS Lite had limited Wi-Fi Security, meaning unless your router used WEP, you were out-of-luck. Meaning you had to shell out for the Nintendo USB Wi-Fi device, hoping it would work well with your OS. Thus, news the DSi will support WPA means people can now use their routers for getting online, rather than missing out, or going somewhere with compliant Wi-Fi connections. Fangarius ( talk) 17:57, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Hard to say for sure now, Gamespot has posted an article on a DSi they imported and it states it only uses WEP. The article is mainly pictures, doesn't go into a lot of detail, and in my opinion it's very likely the author can't even navigate the Japanese menus, but a source is a source. It's worth noting that the system will have firmware upgrades, which doesn't rule out the possibility of upgrading to WPA encryption at a later date even if it's not available at launch. http://www.gamespot.com/features/6201087/p-3.html "We took a peek at the networking settings and it looked like the system still only has WEP compatibility" 76.10.136.31 ( talk) 02:50, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Someone seems to have removed the fact that the DSi has a 132 MHz ARM9 processor (twice as fast as the ARM9 on the DS and DS Lite) and 16 MB of RAM (4 times as much as on the DS and DS Lite). This is a confirmed fact on the Nintendo Software Developer Support Group's website, www.warioworld.com, but the part of the page is only available to licensed Nintendo developers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.127.115.67 ( talk) 01:41, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Has anyone confirmed the CPU speed of the dual-core ARM processor currently used in the DSi. I have seen no concrete information. 216.70.38.79( talk) 216.70.38.79 ( talk) 01:20, 18 February 2009 (UTC)Max Fierke
Why would they actually put a faster ARM9 in anyway? Do you not think it's more likely that they have infact removed the ARM7 (since there is no GBA anymore) and they've given it the faster ARM9 to compensate for losing ARM7? (I know that DS games used the ARM9 and ARM7) 79.66.67.193 ( talk) 17:03, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
There's what appears to be a 16MB RAM chip per photos here. Does this replace main RAM or is it additional? I think it's total, but I can't find any comments on it by anyone (outside of forums.) 24.200.32.201 ( talk) 05:36, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
It has a bigger Main Ram... 16MB "instead of" 4MB ( 89.97.140.211 ( talk) 11:56, 5 December 2008 (UTC))
256 Megabytes of internal flash memory has BEEN CONFIRMED by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. I've tried adding this into the article twice, but apparently somebody thinks this isn't relevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.200.113.127 ( talk) 20:49, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Camera on outside is a 3 megapixel camera, not 0.3 as in current revision. KMcD ( talk) 13:28, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
The Nintendo UK press release never specifies that any of the camera has 3 megapixels.
They do specify the 0.3 megapixels figure though:
"We cannot boast about the resolution, as the camera for DSi has a 0.3 megapixel resolution." -
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2008/nintendo_introduces_dsi_9691.html —Preceding
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I was just wondering, does anybody know what the i means in DSi? Douglasr007 ( talk) 23:12, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Is Nintendo going to stop making Nintendo DS lite????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Celman ( talk • contribs) 19:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Not to mention also probably keeping the DSi reasonably priced at about $140 as opposed to the $180 price tag at the moment. Also keeping the DS Lite on the market gives people the option of going with an economical version of the system than being forced into purchasing the upgraded version. Fangarius ( talk) 17:50, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
just checked, nintendo stated it's 'i' as in 'me' or 'mine' and in reference to the cameras. Wiilanadapter ( talk) 14:35, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Does'nt it stand for like yourself Nintendo DSi "i" just look at nintendo wii means us together i think nintendo wants everyone to own thier own dsi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.66.250 ( talk) 01:02, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Isn't the DS line itself the 3rd pillar or has Nintendo changed its stance on that? 71.74.99.71 ( talk) 18:46, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
many sites say it has teo touch screens. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.183.233.4 ( talk) 00:46, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Shall we rename it to DSi? The only reason we use Nintendo DS for its predecessor is because DS is a disambiguation page. ff m 12:59, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Why isn't the DSi part of the DS page? This seems to me like it should ALL be on the DS page, not a page by itself! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.75.188 ( talk) 04:07, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
The DS Lite has this weird clear plastic coating on it, you know, the kind that made it glimmer in the light sort of. While the original DS only had standard plastic. Does anybody know whether or not the DSi will have that DS Lite coating? I don't know if you understand what I'm talking about. So, feel the DS and feel the DS Lite. You notice how the DS Lite always seems to be slipping out of your hands because of that weird plastic? Anyways, all the pics don't have that DS Lite glimmer. But I might be wrong. So what I'm asking is, does it look like it has the DS Lite coating?no it doesnt Or is the plastic more akin the the original DS? Zabbethx ( talk) 19:57, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
Yeh, I just saw a video of G4 inter-veiwing Reggie and it looks like it doesn't have that weird clear plastic coating. And those Kotaku pics seem to support that. Good, now it won't slip out of my hands. Thanks for the help y'all. Zabbethx ( talk) 15:08, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
I found a source. Volume 237 of Nintendo Power has all the info and Specs. I would put it in myself but I have a problem with sourcing things on articles. I'll leave it to somebody who knows what they are doing. Zabbethx ( talk) 17:26, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Should this article be merged with Nintendo DS? The DSi is nothing more but a upgraded version of the previous DS console. If you feel that this article should be merged, go right ahead. It was only a suggesstion.-- megamanfan3 ( talk) 19:10, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
There were rumours of sdhc compatibility before the dsi launch, can anyone confirm this? 206.255.198.78 ( talk) 21:16, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
I know Wikipedians believe that "the Brick" had inferior CPU than Gameboy Color, a Z80 CPU, but was just a GB in Color. I believe the DSi is the sequel to NDS, because of the massive change in tech specs (16 VRAM instead of 4V / 60+ MHz improvement). The "i" comes from Wii. Wii is backwards compatible with Gamecube. DSi is backwards compatible with DS. No intelligence required to comprehend this. That's my only beef with this. Renegadeviking) 18:32, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Will the DSi have it's own games, or will it just have the normal DS games? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.189.224.229 ( talk) 01:20, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
I've been hearing that newer games will take full advantage of the DSi hardware, there by making them not compatible with earlier ds systems. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.139.176.84 ( talk) 17:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
I've already learned that the DSi's screens are about a quarter of an inch wider than the screens of the original DS or DS Lite, but does anyone know if playing older games on the system will result in a black border, such as with Gameboy games on the Advance? Or will there be an increased field of view for older games as well? - 69.121.179.87 ( talk) 20:37, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Hmm, last time i recalled, the DSi no longer supports the gba. Danfun64 ( talk) 22:23, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
There is no black border. The screens are bigger but they have the same resolution as the DS and DS Lite. NFreak007 ( talk) 09:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Someone put a citation up for the (probably false) "June 11, 2009" North American release date that appears on the page. If no one can can up with anything soon, I'm going to remove it. Rar. Josh7289 ( talk) 04:50, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
The New Update Rumor of a release is April 4, 2009. This is according to ign, the new North Amearican release cited here http://ds.ign.com/articles/944/944589p1.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.155.27.68 ( talk) 02:32, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Here's something that came out http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/01/30/nintendo.dsi.launch.leak/ it says a SECOND source states that the DSi is "supposed to" hit NA and the UK in "Spring-Summer 2009" 71.168.33.234 ( talk) 05:07, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
I can't find any evidence for June 2009, best I've found is "Late 2009" other than speculation of sometime near Easter. http://www.vooks.net/modules.php?module=article&id=13391 I'll make the text changes, but I can't figure out how to put in the reference. 220.238.58.202 ( talk) 07:40, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
Alright, for weeks now, the US release date has been changed over and over. I offer maybe a compromise... see how it plays out...
I say keep the date on the side "Prior to Q4 2009" until more is heard for REAL. But maybe in the Release section of the page, MAKE NOTE that IGN started that rumor for 4/4/09, and that it has not yet been denied or confirmed... I mean it's worth putting up that the rumor EXISTS... It's not like you can't type Nintendo DSi into google and find dozens of pages talking about IGN's rumor...
Maybe? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.168.37.108 ( talk) 02:23, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
A lot of vandalism and baseless speculation seems to be ending up on this page and, frankly, I'm getting sick of it. Should we maybe try to get it protected in some way? NFreak007 ( talk) 09:14, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Do anyone now the dimensions of the DSi. 62.119.16.131 ( talk) 14:14, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
The wording of the second paragraph in the Launch section (talking about the upcoming world release dates) looks a bit messy to me. The newly-announced specific dates (ie. 4/4/09) have been tacked on after the vague ones (ie. Q4 2009) quoted in earlier interviews, and everything is still mentioned in the present tense! Could someone get a handle on the grammar here? JaffaCakeLover ( talk) 17:37, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there a better (preferably free-use) image available for the infobox of this article? The current one is too dark, has too much whitespace and reflects its surroundings in both screens. Haipa Doragon ( talk • contributions) 07:26, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
I assume this follows the previous format of only having the lower screen be a touchscreen, but nowhere in the article does it say how many touch screens there are or which screen is the touch screen. Some guy ( talk) 06:50, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
The current article states that the DSi has 5 different brightness levels, while the official UK Nintendo site claims that it only has 4. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebagtheftp ( talk • contribs) 15:47, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
Well of course Youtube videos are more reliable than Nintendos own 'word', if they demonstrate that in reality there are 5 settings. Goodness me... 79.66.67.193 ( talk) 17:09, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
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So, will the Wi-Fi connectivity be compliant with at least 802.11g (or higher) and/or support WPA, or will it only be 802.11b and WEP, like on the original and lite versions? -- Geopgeop ( T) 09:24, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Finally, huh? Since one complaint was the NDS and DS Lite had limited Wi-Fi Security, meaning unless your router used WEP, you were out-of-luck. Meaning you had to shell out for the Nintendo USB Wi-Fi device, hoping it would work well with your OS. Thus, news the DSi will support WPA means people can now use their routers for getting online, rather than missing out, or going somewhere with compliant Wi-Fi connections. Fangarius ( talk) 17:57, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Hard to say for sure now, Gamespot has posted an article on a DSi they imported and it states it only uses WEP. The article is mainly pictures, doesn't go into a lot of detail, and in my opinion it's very likely the author can't even navigate the Japanese menus, but a source is a source. It's worth noting that the system will have firmware upgrades, which doesn't rule out the possibility of upgrading to WPA encryption at a later date even if it's not available at launch. http://www.gamespot.com/features/6201087/p-3.html "We took a peek at the networking settings and it looked like the system still only has WEP compatibility" 76.10.136.31 ( talk) 02:50, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Someone seems to have removed the fact that the DSi has a 132 MHz ARM9 processor (twice as fast as the ARM9 on the DS and DS Lite) and 16 MB of RAM (4 times as much as on the DS and DS Lite). This is a confirmed fact on the Nintendo Software Developer Support Group's website, www.warioworld.com, but the part of the page is only available to licensed Nintendo developers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.127.115.67 ( talk) 01:41, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Has anyone confirmed the CPU speed of the dual-core ARM processor currently used in the DSi. I have seen no concrete information. 216.70.38.79( talk) 216.70.38.79 ( talk) 01:20, 18 February 2009 (UTC)Max Fierke
Why would they actually put a faster ARM9 in anyway? Do you not think it's more likely that they have infact removed the ARM7 (since there is no GBA anymore) and they've given it the faster ARM9 to compensate for losing ARM7? (I know that DS games used the ARM9 and ARM7) 79.66.67.193 ( talk) 17:03, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
There's what appears to be a 16MB RAM chip per photos here. Does this replace main RAM or is it additional? I think it's total, but I can't find any comments on it by anyone (outside of forums.) 24.200.32.201 ( talk) 05:36, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
It has a bigger Main Ram... 16MB "instead of" 4MB ( 89.97.140.211 ( talk) 11:56, 5 December 2008 (UTC))
256 Megabytes of internal flash memory has BEEN CONFIRMED by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. I've tried adding this into the article twice, but apparently somebody thinks this isn't relevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.200.113.127 ( talk) 20:49, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Camera on outside is a 3 megapixel camera, not 0.3 as in current revision. KMcD ( talk) 13:28, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
The Nintendo UK press release never specifies that any of the camera has 3 megapixels.
They do specify the 0.3 megapixels figure though:
"We cannot boast about the resolution, as the camera for DSi has a 0.3 megapixel resolution." -
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2008/nintendo_introduces_dsi_9691.html —Preceding
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Shogunu (
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contribs)
20:52, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
I was just wondering, does anybody know what the i means in DSi? Douglasr007 ( talk) 23:12, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Is Nintendo going to stop making Nintendo DS lite????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Celman ( talk • contribs) 19:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Not to mention also probably keeping the DSi reasonably priced at about $140 as opposed to the $180 price tag at the moment. Also keeping the DS Lite on the market gives people the option of going with an economical version of the system than being forced into purchasing the upgraded version. Fangarius ( talk) 17:50, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
just checked, nintendo stated it's 'i' as in 'me' or 'mine' and in reference to the cameras. Wiilanadapter ( talk) 14:35, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Does'nt it stand for like yourself Nintendo DSi "i" just look at nintendo wii means us together i think nintendo wants everyone to own thier own dsi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.66.250 ( talk) 01:02, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Isn't the DS line itself the 3rd pillar or has Nintendo changed its stance on that? 71.74.99.71 ( talk) 18:46, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
many sites say it has teo touch screens. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.183.233.4 ( talk) 00:46, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Shall we rename it to DSi? The only reason we use Nintendo DS for its predecessor is because DS is a disambiguation page. ff m 12:59, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Why isn't the DSi part of the DS page? This seems to me like it should ALL be on the DS page, not a page by itself! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.75.188 ( talk) 04:07, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
The DS Lite has this weird clear plastic coating on it, you know, the kind that made it glimmer in the light sort of. While the original DS only had standard plastic. Does anybody know whether or not the DSi will have that DS Lite coating? I don't know if you understand what I'm talking about. So, feel the DS and feel the DS Lite. You notice how the DS Lite always seems to be slipping out of your hands because of that weird plastic? Anyways, all the pics don't have that DS Lite glimmer. But I might be wrong. So what I'm asking is, does it look like it has the DS Lite coating?no it doesnt Or is the plastic more akin the the original DS? Zabbethx ( talk) 19:57, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
Yeh, I just saw a video of G4 inter-veiwing Reggie and it looks like it doesn't have that weird clear plastic coating. And those Kotaku pics seem to support that. Good, now it won't slip out of my hands. Thanks for the help y'all. Zabbethx ( talk) 15:08, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
I found a source. Volume 237 of Nintendo Power has all the info and Specs. I would put it in myself but I have a problem with sourcing things on articles. I'll leave it to somebody who knows what they are doing. Zabbethx ( talk) 17:26, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Should this article be merged with Nintendo DS? The DSi is nothing more but a upgraded version of the previous DS console. If you feel that this article should be merged, go right ahead. It was only a suggesstion.-- megamanfan3 ( talk) 19:10, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
There were rumours of sdhc compatibility before the dsi launch, can anyone confirm this? 206.255.198.78 ( talk) 21:16, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
I know Wikipedians believe that "the Brick" had inferior CPU than Gameboy Color, a Z80 CPU, but was just a GB in Color. I believe the DSi is the sequel to NDS, because of the massive change in tech specs (16 VRAM instead of 4V / 60+ MHz improvement). The "i" comes from Wii. Wii is backwards compatible with Gamecube. DSi is backwards compatible with DS. No intelligence required to comprehend this. That's my only beef with this. Renegadeviking) 18:32, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Will the DSi have it's own games, or will it just have the normal DS games? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.189.224.229 ( talk) 01:20, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
I've been hearing that newer games will take full advantage of the DSi hardware, there by making them not compatible with earlier ds systems. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.139.176.84 ( talk) 17:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
I've already learned that the DSi's screens are about a quarter of an inch wider than the screens of the original DS or DS Lite, but does anyone know if playing older games on the system will result in a black border, such as with Gameboy games on the Advance? Or will there be an increased field of view for older games as well? - 69.121.179.87 ( talk) 20:37, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Hmm, last time i recalled, the DSi no longer supports the gba. Danfun64 ( talk) 22:23, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
There is no black border. The screens are bigger but they have the same resolution as the DS and DS Lite. NFreak007 ( talk) 09:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Someone put a citation up for the (probably false) "June 11, 2009" North American release date that appears on the page. If no one can can up with anything soon, I'm going to remove it. Rar. Josh7289 ( talk) 04:50, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
The New Update Rumor of a release is April 4, 2009. This is according to ign, the new North Amearican release cited here http://ds.ign.com/articles/944/944589p1.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.155.27.68 ( talk) 02:32, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Here's something that came out http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/01/30/nintendo.dsi.launch.leak/ it says a SECOND source states that the DSi is "supposed to" hit NA and the UK in "Spring-Summer 2009" 71.168.33.234 ( talk) 05:07, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
I can't find any evidence for June 2009, best I've found is "Late 2009" other than speculation of sometime near Easter. http://www.vooks.net/modules.php?module=article&id=13391 I'll make the text changes, but I can't figure out how to put in the reference. 220.238.58.202 ( talk) 07:40, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
Alright, for weeks now, the US release date has been changed over and over. I offer maybe a compromise... see how it plays out...
I say keep the date on the side "Prior to Q4 2009" until more is heard for REAL. But maybe in the Release section of the page, MAKE NOTE that IGN started that rumor for 4/4/09, and that it has not yet been denied or confirmed... I mean it's worth putting up that the rumor EXISTS... It's not like you can't type Nintendo DSi into google and find dozens of pages talking about IGN's rumor...
Maybe? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.168.37.108 ( talk) 02:23, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
A lot of vandalism and baseless speculation seems to be ending up on this page and, frankly, I'm getting sick of it. Should we maybe try to get it protected in some way? NFreak007 ( talk) 09:14, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Do anyone now the dimensions of the DSi. 62.119.16.131 ( talk) 14:14, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
The wording of the second paragraph in the Launch section (talking about the upcoming world release dates) looks a bit messy to me. The newly-announced specific dates (ie. 4/4/09) have been tacked on after the vague ones (ie. Q4 2009) quoted in earlier interviews, and everything is still mentioned in the present tense! Could someone get a handle on the grammar here? JaffaCakeLover ( talk) 17:37, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there a better (preferably free-use) image available for the infobox of this article? The current one is too dark, has too much whitespace and reflects its surroundings in both screens. Haipa Doragon ( talk • contributions) 07:26, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
I assume this follows the previous format of only having the lower screen be a touchscreen, but nowhere in the article does it say how many touch screens there are or which screen is the touch screen. Some guy ( talk) 06:50, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
The current article states that the DSi has 5 different brightness levels, while the official UK Nintendo site claims that it only has 4. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebagtheftp ( talk • contribs) 15:47, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
Well of course Youtube videos are more reliable than Nintendos own 'word', if they demonstrate that in reality there are 5 settings. Goodness me... 79.66.67.193 ( talk) 17:09, 25 March 2009 (UTC)